6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Dark brown color with white head. Aroma is musty, mushroomy, grapes, raisins. Taste is vineous, wood, nice fruitiness, some tannins. Oily mouthfeel, medium carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2021
at 19:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
750 bottle from Fin at Christmas. Dark brown, no head, nice legs on the side of the glass. Syrupy raisiny nose, bready caramel, smells very complex. Flavor is like dry Lotus biscuits with caramel coating. A little bit hot/alcoholic but what do you expect with 16%; hints of soy. Nice hop bitterness balances the sweetness. Massive and delicious beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2021
at 19:26
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750ml Bottle. Murky brown, low head. Wooden, belgian yeast funk, plums, dates. Medium full, dry, fine sherry, dark chocolate, spice, chocolate port, intense, great winter warmer - certainly warming .
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2021
at 19:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Unclear brown color with off-white head. Aroma is raisins, brown sugar, prunes. Taste is the same, very intense and rich, warming boozy finish. Thick mouthfeel, medium carbonation. Very intense!
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2021
at 19:19
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, many tanks for sharing Fin! Black, brown head. Interesting spicy caramel, light licorice and cocoa aroma. Medium full, sweet cheese base, viscous. Spicy caramel, tree resin, sweet vanilla sugar and cocoa finish. Berry notes retronasal. Unique for sure!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2021
at 20:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 2020 vintage. Brown color with beige head. Aroma is indeed some Roquefort & Gorgonzola, berries too, caramel. Taste is caramel, berries, a touch resin, bitterness in the back too, fudge, viscous. Oily viscous mouthfeel, fine-bubbled carbonation. Very characterful, another crazy but working Kykao experiment!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2021
at 20:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Hazy golden color with white head. Aroma is spicy, a bit earthy, almost vegetal, but not quite, some hopspice too. Taste is the same, really edgy on the spice side. It seems this is intended and not a fluke. Soft mouthfeel with soft carbobation. Interesting!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2021
at 17:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, thanks Fin! Lightly hazy pale golden, white head. Flowery, Sea-buckthorn, lychee, minerally - very interesting aroma. Medium to light body, mellow, lightly flat body. Grainy malt notes, the speciality grain (?) is there, edges, leafy, citrus, quite the character, very interesting and drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2021
at 17:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle courtesy of Kostas, Kykao brewery, cheers! Shared with the Ratebeer München group Friday 26th November 2021. An unusual blend and the component parts are instantly recognisable. The Flemish sour comes to the fore first but the laid-back barley wine mellows this out and and makes it super comfortable, this is super interesting. Colour is brown with a little haze.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2021
at 19:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, thanks Fin for bringing it along! Dark golden amber low head. Perfumed, light vanilla and berry pastry nose, Amber, a hint tartness. Medium light tart base, sparkly tart roast and berry tart notes. Chewy custard, wood, creamy body. Fun blend.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2021
at 19:38